The Town That Dreaded Sundown

"In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas."

Director: Charles B. Pierce Year: 1976 Runtime: 86 min IMDb: ⭐ 5.8
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Synopsis

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.

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someone is sexually assaulted
spoiler While it's explicitly mentioned that rape itself didn't occur, the killer is mentioned to have bitten a woman's back, stomach, and breasts- "literally chewed" them. We see bite marks on another victim's body later. Even later, we get confirmation that these biting incidents are sexual in nature. Additionally, in the real life Texarkana killings this film is based on, the killer did in fact sexually assault at least one victim.
someone is stalked
Yes
there's pedophilia
Yes
rape is mentioned
Yes
someone is restrained
spoiler There is a scene where the second victim of the Phantom (the killer) is found bound by her wrists to a tree. She is found dead. Later in the movie, the third victim is restrained by her wrists to a tree while still conscious.
there's torture
Yes
there's shaving/cutting
Yes
someone struggles to breathe
Yes
someone is stabbed
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
someone dies
Yes
a family member dies
Yes
there are jump scares
Yes
there's natural bodies of water
Yes
There's audio gore
Yes
there is copaganda
Yes
there's a hospital scene
Yes
a mentally ill person is violent
Yes
there's misophonia
Yes
someone says "I'll kill myself"
Yes
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler No but there is lots of flashing police car lights
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
there's screaming
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
someone speaks hate speech
spoiler A black man is referred to with a pejorative related to his skin color. This is the only instance of hate speech in the film, if memory serves.
there are "Man in a dress" jokes
Yes
someone is misgendered
spoiler Sort of, there's an extended sequence where a man dresses as a woman as a disguise and is thoroughly mocked for it by his peers, with multiple jokes made at his expense, and he's jokingly flirted with as though he were a woman. I'd say that if someone is triggered by misgendering, they'd probably at least be uncomfortable with these scenes. (edit: fyi the "are there man in a dress jokes" warning was added to this site like a month after i made this comment lmao. well. im leaving this comment up anyway)
there's a large age gap
spoiler Between multiple of the couples there are large age gaps, one example being a 17 yr old girl and a 29 yr old guy. This was considered not inappropriate in the movie due to the time period but uncomfortable watching now personally. Also, the killer is described to be in his 30s, and attacks the young women in these couples
the ending is sad
Yes
a car crashes
Yes
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
Yes
there's gun violence
Yes

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